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Valentin Vogl
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decarbonising heavy industries / https://tinyurl.com/steel-beyond-coal / between Vienna & Barcelona
Remarkable that the @nytimes.com can publish a long read titled The World Has Too Much Steel and entirely confuse excess steel production with excess capacity.

Ocf they have a point, there's too much steel & geopolitical rivalry means no one wants to produce less. But they're off by a factor of 5
The World Has Too Much Steel, but No One Wants to Stop Making It
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The US coal industry's hopes for a metallurgical coal revival are pretty misguided. No one is considering building new blast furnaces domestically, which is entirely uneconomical even in the US.

www.marketwatch.com/story/steel-...
Steel, not energy, is key to coal’s future growth. Here’s why.
Thermal coal may retire for good in the U.S., but metallurgical coal could see “healthy” growth, says analyst.
www.marketwatch.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Valentin Vogl
My story about Europe's largest steel firm backtracking on its climate commitments has received ... 281 views in total.
📢NEW: "It’s bad leadership." Steel giant ArcelorMittal has a carbon footprint the size of Belgium, yet has decided to slow down on decarbonization. I talked to @steelwatch.bsky.social CEO Caroline Ashley about the firm's behaviour.
EU’s Steel Giant Accused Of Climate Inaction As Rivals Forge Ahead
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal, which generates as much CO2 as Belgium, is falling behind in its climate commitments, a new report has alleged.
www.forbes.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The debate on French nationalisation of Europe's biggest steelmaker is heating up. ArcelorMittal is struggling in Europe, but investing heavily in coal-based production in India. French trade unionists want "Metal without Mittal!"

www.barrons.com/news/french-...
French unions urge nationalization of ArcelorMittal in bid to save hundreds of jobs
French unions believe Macron's government can follow the lead of its British counterpart, which last month passed a law allowing it to take control of ailing British Steel.
fortune.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hot off the press from the brilliant @jonasalgers.bsky.social & @chrisbataille. A plan for 14,000 jobs, emission savings of 16% of Canada's total and a leading diplomatic role for Canada in the global shift to a green iron industry

lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfil...
May 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM